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{{DOD-April}}
[[David]] could have defeated his temptation, for it is not [[sin]] to be tempted. He could have recalled [[God]]'s [[Word]] found in Exodus 20:14, "Thou shalt not commit adultery," but he yielded to the temptation. And the [[sin]] of adultery led to the [[sin]] of murder. [[David]] covered these sins for at least a year before confessing them. [[Psalms]] 32 and 51 give the accounts of [[David]]'s life during the difficult period. He became weak and sick physically; he lost his joy; he lost his witness; he lost his power. He would never again have the power [[God]] wanted him to have, for he did not follow [[God]]'s will for his life. [[God]] gave [[David]] plenty of time to make things right, but he persisted in hiding his sins.
[[God]] finally sent Nathan, not with a message of blessing as in chapter 7, but with a message of conviction. [[David]] admitted his [[sin]] and [[God]] was ready to forgive him, but He could not prevent those sins from bringing forth [[death]]. [[God]]'s [[grace]] forgives, but [[God]]'s government must allow a man to reap what he sows. [[David]] had declared to Nathan, "He shall restore fourfold," so [[God]] accepted [[David]]'s sentence. The s[[Word]] never departed from [[David]]'s household. The baby Bathsheba conceived died; Absalom killed Amnon, who had ruined Tamar; and Joab killed Absalom (chapter 18:9-17). Adonijah was slain by Benaiah. [[David]] had said "fourfold." Add to these trials the awful ruin of Tamar, the shameful treatment of [[David]]'s wives by Absalom, plus the rebellion of Absalom, and you can see that [[David]] paid dearly for a few moments of lust. He sowed lust and reaped the same; he sowed murder and reaped murder. Galatians 6:7 tells us, "For whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.".
It is sad to see that [[David]] had no disciplinary influence in his own family. Chapter 13:21 tells us of [[David]]'s anger, but we read nothing of his actions to correct things. We see here how the sins of the father have now affected the next generation of his family. Not only that, but we again see a parent's failure to discipline his children. When children are not disciplined, they are bound for almost certain misfortune in later years.
